FOOD STUFF
••• Opening date for Tina’s Pizza, the Bettina spinoff in Carpinteria (above).
••• Rozzi Pizza soft-opens this week in West Beach.
••• Blaze Pizza has closed.
••• Profile of Marley Confections.
••• The Starbucks on Milpas has opened.
••• Little Mountain forecast change.
••• Update on Hotel El Roblar and new restaurants coming to Ojai.
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JUST LISTED
Noteworthy new listings: A Hope Ranch villa that keeps getting better; new construction in the Montecito Ranch Estates for $29.5 million; contemporary gem on the Riviera; 1927 stone house by George Washington Smith; family-friendliness in Montecito Oaks; Mediterranean villa on the Eastside’s edge; spiffy style on the Mesa and in San Roque; charming 1920s European architecture; Ojai ranch with a hilltop labyrinth; and more.
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NEWS ROUNDUP
••• The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum opens next week (photo by Patrick W. Price).
••• Downtown homeless center has become a nuisance.
••• Santa Barbara school district rescinded all those pink slips.
••• The Isla Vista Food Co-Op is on the ropes.
••• Broadway in Santa Barbara’s 2025-26 lineup.
••• Will Los Patos Way end with a whimper?
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Recent Comments
Really missing Stella Mare — Rhona
That's his job? Since when? — jl
Asana has ~$8 billion in assets under management. Given the jaw dropping figure and their current portfolio, expect chains like Warby Parker. Not exactly Montecito/SB… — J
I primarily read this for the snarky comments — D
Amen! After what they did to the prior tenants, not to mention the gym and Stella Mares — Jen
From everything I’ve read, the State of California did not grant a penny toward this street art project. The $100k grant is from the Bloomberg… — Pat
With Runyon selling The Post, do we know if they are going to continue to develop “Platform” on the SE corner at Garden and E… — Curtis
We stand with Delores Huerta (co-founder of United Farmworkers). As a Pasadena teenager active during the early days of the Grape Boycott, I wanted to… — Susan Gordon
Good riddance Runyan Group! We will not miss you. Hoping the new owner keeps the Montecito/SB vibe despite maybe bringing in bigger-name businesses. Start with… — Jenna
One note, the Montecito Assoc. has those hours/days correct -except- that it is for Noise Generating construction. So if workers are painting, cleaning up, or… — N